Some Sheffield Wednesday fans are hoping to come away from Brentford with more than three points on Saturday.

Wednesday are currently on the lookout for a new manager after parting company with Carlos Carvalhal on Christmas Eve - and Brentford's, it seems, would be a popular choice among the Hillsborough faithful.

Dean Smith captained the Owls during their darkest ever days, although it is perhaps fair to say his career in management has been somewhat more successful.

The 46-year-old has consistently got Brentford punching above their weight at Championship level, as he did beforehand at League One Walsall.

And that, combined with his side's attacking style of play, has attracted admiring glances from a number of Wednesdayites on Twitter (and some Aston Villa fans, too)...

@swfc all these foreign and ageing British managers linked, why not just stick with Bully til end of season then get a promising young English manager; Dean Smith, Paul Hurst, Lee Johnson, Danny Cowley, even Hecky. Let them build something #swfc